Cultural Production in
Present Day
Honduras
Honduras
Honduras ranks #101 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mongolia, Puerto Rico, and Cyprus. The most famous people from Honduras are Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Nasry Asfura, and Francisco Morazán. The most famous people who died in Honduras are Cuauhtémoc, William Walker, and Lisa Lopes. Honduras has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Honduras by number of people born are Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Puerto Cortés.
People
Between 1790 and 2000, present-day Honduras was the birthplace of 100 globally memorable people, including Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Nasry Asfura, and Francisco Morazán. Additionally, 26 globally memorable people died in present-day Honduras, including Cuauhtémoc, William Walker, and Lisa Lopes.
People Born in Present-Day Honduras
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Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga
Religious Figure
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1
Nasry Asfura
Politician
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
Francisco Morazán
Politician
1792 - 1842
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 3
Xiomara Castro
Politician
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 4
Manuel Zelaya
Politician
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 5
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Politician
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 6
Oswaldo López Arellano
Politician
1921 - 2010
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 7
Roberto Micheletti
Politician
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 8
Augusto Monterroso
Writer
1921 - 2003
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 9
Tiburcio Carías Andino
Politician
1876 - 1969
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 10
Juan Lindo
Politician
1790 - 1857
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 11
Carlos Roberto Reina
Politician
1926 - 2003
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Honduras
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Politician
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
José Zúñiga
Actor
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 41
Samuel Caballero
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 59
Saíd Martínez
Referee
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 83
Eddie Hernández
Soccer Player
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 88
Johnny Leverón
Soccer Player
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 91
Alexander López
Soccer Player
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.58
Rank: 93
People Deceased in Present-Day Honduras
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Cuauhtémoc
Politician
1495 - 1525
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 1
William Walker
Politician
1824 - 1860
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 2
Lisa Lopes
Musician
1971 - 2002
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 3
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Politician
1882 - 1966
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 4
Cristóbal de Olid
Military Personnel
1487 - 1524
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 5
Oswaldo López Arellano
Politician
1921 - 2010
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 6
Gonzalo Guerrero
Military Personnel
1470 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 7
Tiburcio Carías Andino
Politician
1876 - 1969
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 8
Juan Lindo
Politician
1790 - 1857
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 9
Harry Wu
Social Activist
1937 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
Carlos Roberto Reina
Politician
1926 - 2003
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 11
Juan Manuel Gálvez
Politician
1887 - 1972
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Honduras were soccer players (67), politicians (25), actors (2), religious figures (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (15), soccer players (5), military personnels (2), social activists (2), and musicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Honduras since 1700.
